Christian Horner, however, had the last word by firing back, “ well perhaps you can smile now then”, or words to that effect.Įlsewhere in the race, Alonso overtook Robert Kubica by cutting the first part of Club corner, picking up a drive-through penalty rather than yield the position back to Kubica. Webber went on to win the race, leading to the now infamous “ Not bad for a number two driver” quip. He missed, ran wide, clipped Hamilton and collected himself a puncture. To add insult to injury, Vettel did his very best to run Webber into the wall at the start. Still smarting from being blamed for the collision in Turkey, Webber was incensed by the team’s decision to remove the newly developed front wing from his car, to use as a replacement for his teammate’s failed unit.

The 2010 British Grand Prix was held at the newly rebuilt Silverstone circuit, but the good news about the track was quickly swamped by more Red Bull infighting.

Vettel loses out after botching the start Mark Thompson/Getty Images Hamilton dropped a place to Rosberg, whereas Webber was forced to pit and dropped to ninth instead of finishing sixth. It culminated during the closing stages of the race when Hamilton had a run on Alonso, but was blocked and hit from behind by Webber, breaking the front wing of his car. When they caught Alonso, however, Hamilton was unable to pass him and Webber was unable to pass Hamilton and frustration levels grew. Hamilton and Webber had been rapidly closing in on Fernando Alonso, with Webber glued to Hamilton’s gearbox. The first to do so was Mark Webber in Melbourne. This year, however, Hamilton’s competitors seemed to take the statement a little more literally, with a number of fellow drivers taking the opportunity to hit his car in races. Now this would normally be a metaphorical statement based on the fact that as a former world champion, he sets a benchmark against which everyone wants to be measured. Lewis Hamilton’s season can be summed up by saying that he had a target on his car. Webber in the gravel after clipping Hamilton Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

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